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Senator Florez calls for testing of SmartMeters Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:03PMSenator Dean Florez feels PG&E is lying to customers about SmartMeters and the PUC is not doing its job reigning the utility company in.
Des Moines Buccaneers lose to Team USA Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:02PMBuccaneers lose 4-1 on the road in the United States Hockey League game.
Asian Stocks Fall, Led by Mining Companies as Metal Prices Drop Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:01PMMarch 9 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks fell, led by materials companies on concern Chinese demand for metals may stagnate. Rio Tinto Group , the world’s third-largest mining company, lost 1.2 percent in Sydney after metal prices dropped yesterday.
Some banks violating QCB’s directive on charges Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:01PMDOHA: Some banks continue to levy higher charges for their various services and products and take customers for a ride in blatant violation of the directives issued by banking regulators, the Qatar Central Bank (QCB).
Effort to reactivate Newtown rail line dominates Town Hall discussion Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:00PMThe effort to restore the Newtown rail line is picking up steam.
Pengrowth Energy Trust Announces 2009 Year End Reserves Information Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:00PMCALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - 03/08/10) - Pengrowth Corporation, administrator of Pengrowth Energy Trust (TSX: PGF.UN - News ) (NYSE: PGH - News ) (collectively "Pengrowth"), is pleased to announce its 2009 year end reserves information. The 2009 results were impacted by reduced capital spending compared to 2008 as necessitated by lower commodity prices, reduced cash flow and Pengrowth's ...
Pengrowth Energy Trust Reports Strong Fourth Quarter and Year End 2009 Results Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:59PMCALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - 03/08/10) - Pengrowth Corporation, administrator of Pengrowth Energy Trust (collectively "Pengrowth") (TSX: PGF.UN - News ) (NYSE: PGH - News ), is pleased to report Pengrowth's full year audited operating and financial results for the year ended December 31, 2009. All figures are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated. Pengrowth's audited consolidated ...
China Will Lead The Way Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:58PMThe future of Asia's capital markets.
VINCE CABLE: We pay millions - to lock up the wrong people Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:02PMPublic outrage comes to the boil when a particularly vilified prisoner receives an apparently light sentence or is released early. Last week, that outrage was vented on James Bulger’s killer Jon Venables.
Salisbury rental war takes another casualty Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:01PMSALISBURY -- Mayor Jim Ireton has taken another swing at the rental industry, but this time he didn't strike out.
Female condoms, patok sa Washington DC Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:00PM(6:46 AM) KUNG dito sa Pilipinas libre ang pamimigay ng condom sa mga kalalakihan namumukod tangi ang Washington DC na namimigay ng libreng female condoms sa mga babae. Nakakalat ang...
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Grades are in: Fraser Institute releases annual report Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:57PMWELLAND — The grades are in. The Fraser Institute, a Canadian public policy think-tank, released its annual report card on Ontario elementary schools Sunday.[...]
China's Currency / Commodity Strategy Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:57PMBy Harry Long. Commodity prices and yuan appreciation are inextricably linked. While foreign governments can pressure China to allow the yuan to strengthen, most policy makers overestimate the influence that they have over foreign governments. Indeed, the number one influence on the yuan exchange rate is the price and the availability of industrial commodities. Read more » »
Pensions to increase through indexation Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:57PMPensions and other income support payments will increase on March 20 through indexation, benefiting around four million Australians, the Government announced.
N.Y.C. hotel to open near Ground Zero is hoping to attract visiting tourists Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:57PMSpencer Platt/Getty ImagesPeople walk by the World Trade Center site on Feb. 19, 2010 in New York City. A new hotel located near the site is hoping that it will attract tourists to the hotel. NEW YORK — Looking down...
Playhouse curtain rose 30 years ago Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:16PMIt was considered a “miracle” in 1980 when a small group of theater buffs made a permanent home for the Whidbey Playhouse on Oak Harbor’s Midway Boulevard. What began as a semi-nomadic company performing in elementary schools and the basement of credit unions is today an engaging theatrical enterprise on the grounds of a historic former church.
US city hands out female condoms Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:12PMWashington DC will become the first city in the US to make female condoms available for free, the Washington Post has reported.
After bakery burns, workers make dough elsewhere Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:11PMAfter Baked in Telluride burned, the community coalesced around those who lost their jobs in the fire.
Mark your calendars: Phish Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:11PMPhish is on the calendar. Telluride’s arts board approved putting the jam band on the arts calendar for Aug. 9 and 10.
SVSU students to spend spring break helping Mayans Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 7:20AMStudents will work with Highland Support Project, a nonprofit organization that serves the needs of the indigenous Indians in Xebaj, Guatemala.
Turkish Inflation Higher Than EU Members Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 7:20AMThe annual inflation rate in Turkey in February far surpassed all European Union members at 10.13 percent, the national statistics agency reported Friday.
Raj Jain, MD, Wal-Mart India Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 7:20AMBut having said that, do you feel that this is really going to be the big driver or would the retail side of the story which is being put out by Bharti Wal-Mart as Easy Day, that is also going to b...
Budget warning as workers made to slash hours Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 7:19AMAustralia may have among the lowest unemployment in the developed world, but this masks serious under-employment, Treasurer Wayne Swan says.
Food the front-line fighter, but what to consume? Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 7:18AMSoy beans or seaweed? Broccoli or blueberries? Grapefruit or green tea?
Iceland braces for consequences of Icesave vote Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 7:18AMA proposal to use taxpayer funds to pay off Iceland's substantial debts to foreign governments seemed likely to be defeated in a national referendum Saturday.
Iceland braces for consequences of Icesave vote Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 7:14AMA proposal to use taxpayer funds to pay off Iceland's substantial debts to foreign governments seemed likely to be defeated in a national referendum Saturday. Opinion polls indicated that a strong majority intend to reject the $5.3 billion plan to compensate... Iceland - Icesave dispute - Referendum - Netherlands - Opinion poll
Weekly Wrap-up: Location, Location, Location, and More... Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 7:14AMOur top story this week was location - location-based networks, services, advertising and even "feelings". Read on for our coverage and analysis. We also continued our exploration of the significant Internet trends of 2010, including Real-Time Web, Mobile Web and Internet of Things. Note: We've refreshed the format for our longest running feature, the Weekly Wrapup. It now focuses more ...
Wings and Wheels to return to Fort Payne Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 9:00PMAircrafts, cars and motorcycles will dare to invade Fort Payne in October to help raise money for the county’s DARE program.
Asian Stocks Rise for Second Week on Global Recovery Optimism Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 9:00PMMarch 6 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks rose for a second week, almost erasing the MSCI Asia Pacific Index’s losses this year, as reports on global semiconductor sales, Indian manufacturing and U.S. jobless claims boosted optimism for an economic revival.
Fort Payne ranks high among micropolitans Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:58PMFort Payne is ranked among the top “micropolitan” areas in the U.S. for attracting the most corporate facility expansion projects, according to Site Selection magazine.
Blumenthal, consumer counsel want AT&T fined Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:55PMConnecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and state Consumer Counsel Mary Healey
Truck overloading blitz sought Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:55PMVietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Goods Transportation Association has urged the city administration to crack down on overloading by trucks since this is undermining law-abiding operators.
Florida lawmakers want restaurants to post calories on menus Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:55PMSupporters say it would promote healthier eating. Restaurants disagree.
When good food is bad for you Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:51PMFood recalls, health warnings and E. coli or salmonella outbreaks can make for alarming headlines. A CTV News investigation reveals what foods have been linked to the most cases of food-related illness.
Going green into the hereafter Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:45PM‘Resomation’ is an environmentally friendly way to dispose of the dead. And, as Don Butler discovers, an Ottawa firm could be the first in Canada to offer the service.
Congressman Eric Massa Resigns Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:44PMNew York Congressman Eric Massa announced that he is resigning today. The freshman Democrat from Western New York is under investigation for allegations he harassed a male aide. A former Naval office....
Tabernacle votes to spend $3.8 million Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:42PMTABERNACLE—Despite a vocal protest from residents against spending so much money at this time, committee members approved ordinances authorizing a $3.8 million bond for the construction of a new $4 million rescue squad building on New Road and the purchase of a new $164,000 ambulance and related items for the building, $135,000 of which will come from the township’s general capital surplus and ...
PPL seeks to raise distribution rate Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:17AMJust months after statutory caps on generation rates were lifted, PPL Electric Utilities wants to hike other rates - the distribution rate and customer charge. The Allentown-based utility intends to request an increase that would yield $115 million in a
Murial Longacre Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:16AMMuriel (Rinehart) Longacre of Spinnerstown, Pa., passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2010, at Grand View Hospital, West Rockhill Township. She was 87.
PRODUCT PROFILE Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:15AMEuropean shares have slipped in early trade today from their six-week highs of yesterday. Financials are among the top decliners ahead of interest rate decisions in Europe and tomorrow's US jobs numbers.
Bank to leave interest rates at 0.5% and will print more money Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:15AMRate-setters will mark a year of rock-bottom interest rates and efforts to boost the money supply today by maintaining their support for a fragile UK recovery.
Toxicologists now studying effects of synthetic pot Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:14AMJefferson City -- Toxicologists at three universities and two governmental agencies have launched a study into the effects of a synthetic drug being used by some smokers as a legal substitute to marijuana.
Bank of England set to hold interest rates at 0.5 per cent Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:14AMThe Bank of England is expected to hold interest rates at a record low of 0.5% amid continuing concern over the fragile economic recovery. It is also expected to say that it will halt its quantitative easing (QE) programme in the immediate future.
EDITORIAL: Want to be gov? Tell us your urban strategy Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:14AMMichigan's cities, across the board, are in crisis. For decades, they've struggled with crime, population loss, high poverty and jobless rates, and poorly performing schools. In recent years, the double whammy of declining property values and dwindling state revenue sharing has pushed dozens of Michigan cities to the brink of bankruptcy. Nearly 70 are on the state's financial watch list.
Utility bills are high, but a closer look shows how they might be lowered Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:14AMIt has been a cold winter. There’s no denying that, but some residents say that their utility bills are too high regardless. A few of those residents came to the city council meeting last week demanding some answers.
Chamber offers suggestions for improvements Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:14AMA Willow Grove Chamber of Commerce report two years in the making says township commissioners should stop fighting and start delegating.
Scottish Business Briefing - Thursday 4 March, 2010 Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:14AMWELCOME to scotsman.com's Scottish Business Briefing. Every morning we bring you a comprehensive round-up of all news affecting business in Scotland today.
Federal Reserve proposes limiting penalty fees on credit cards in next phase of reform Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 7:30PMNEW YORK - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday proposed strict limits on penalty fees and other charges that credit card companies can slap on customers for missteps such as late payments or going over credit limits.
Facing ethics probes, Rangel steps aside Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 7:29PMBuffeted by ethics inquiries, veteran New York Rep. Charles B. Rangel stepped down today as chairman of the House's powerful tax-writing committee, delivering a fresh political jolt to a Democratic Party already facing angry voters.